Julius Randle had 20 points, six rebounds and five assists and the Minnesota Timberwolves avoided losing to one of the Western Conference’s worst teams for the second time in three days with a 134-93 victory over the New Orleans Pelicans.

Williamson lit up the Wolves with 29 points on Wednesday. New Orleans is 9-31 in games without Zion this season.

The New Orleans Pelicans will be facing the Minnesota Timberwolves tonight, and it looks like they'll be without Zion Williamson.

New Orleans Pelicans forward Zion Williamson will sit out Sunday afternoon's game against the host Detroit Pistons due to a low back contusion. Williamson also sat out Friday against the Timberwolves in Minneapolis,

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The Pelicans are certainly capable of being blown out, but that tends to happen more often when a team shuts them down defensively. While New Orleans is only 3-3 ATS over its last six games, it’s only lost by double digits twice in that stretch, both coming in games where opponents held the team to 93 points or less.

Analyzing Wednesday’s New Orleans Pelicans at Minnesota Timberwolves odds and lines, with NBA expert picks, predictions and best bets.